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I have got a plec Panaque Nigrolineatus that I would like to put in a planted tank not really as the algae eater as there are already shrimps and ottos in there.
I wondered if the Panaque would eat the plants and if it would be OK with the CO2 injection that is used for the plants?, would the higher CO2 levels in a planted tank be OK for a fish like this which comes from rivers in the wild ?
The water quality is good in this tank with zero nitrates so I think he would do well in there
Pete

Hi,
Panaque nigrolineatus eat plants but not all plant spieces.He is very likely to damage your broad leafed plants.

They do seem to have a taste for the broadleaf swords. Mine has eaten two (whole plants) so far.

Not advisable for you to put a panaque in a planted tank.

Panaque nigrolineatus is the Agent Orange (a chemical defoliant used by the US military to turn jungles into moonscapes) of planted tanks. Definitely NO!

Dinyar

Thanks guys I wont now be putting him in the planted tank I have put him in my 40 gallon tank with a gibbiceps seem to be getting on fine.